Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 0.5% more expensive than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.1% more in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Guernsey
Housing: pay 4.2% more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 26.0% more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% less in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Guernsey

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, and clothing in Guernsey are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Guernsey. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 81.1% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$65.00	$17.48 £13.11	+111.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$50.00	$9.56 £7.17	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.24	$2.42 £1.82	+85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$1.87 £1.40	+71.1%
Average			+81.1%

Hong Kong vs. Guernsey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.59	$2.14 £1.61	-9.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.23	$7.53 £5.65	-39.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.91	$7.70 £5.78	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.20	$5.90 £4.42	+70.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.06	$5.59 £4.20	+41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.70	$2.15 £1.61	+14.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.05 £0.79	-15.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$2.96 £2.22	+41.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$1.58 £1.19	-12.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$1.30 £0.97	-9.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$1.10 £0.82	-23.8%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.73	$8.19 £6.15	-47.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$700.01	$35.02 £26.27	-60.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	-20.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$113.00	$25.80 £19.36	+79.2%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 4.2% more for housing

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.90	$55.83 £41.89	+159.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,324.05	$2,172.11 £1,629.74	-1.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,263.34	$2,122.56 £1,592.56	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.82	$103.58 £77.71	-45.7%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 26.0% more for childcare

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,197.98	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	+78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	-11.1%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$60.00	$6.94 £5.21	-9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.56	$4.82 £3.62	-4.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$105.00	$17.18 £12.89	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.44	$81.60 £61.22	-12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.50	$11.89 £8.92	-13.2%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.78	$102.41 £76.84	+51.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.62	$29.73 £22.31	-27.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$632.08	$101.31 £76.01	+25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.64	$89.20 £66.92	-25.6%
Average			+0.6%

Hong Kong vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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